PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9833, 26 June 1914, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Mr R. C. Black, postmaster, at Dannovirke. is retiring on superannuation next month, after 42 years' service. On Monday, Mr and Mrs Louis Grager, of Pinfold road, Woodville, celebrated their golden wedding, surrounded by a small army of descendants and old friends. The College street school committee, at its meeting last evening, passed a vote of sympathy with "Mr Pirani, chairman of the Education Board, Ln his reoent accident.

Mr W. Balsillie, of Kairanga, and Mr Wingate. junr., of Longburn, left yesterday for Wellington, catching to-day's Sydney boat, where !>oth will spend a month's holiday.

Mr E. C. Purdie. ex-Inspector of Schools, nnd now member of the Education Board, is likely to be a candidate for the Thames next election in the Liberal interests.— Star.

Mr H. A. I'ov, who was one of the victims of the recent Main Trunk railway smash, and whose injuries were at first supposed to be slight, is in a serious condition. It is his spine that is injured. Mr b. Bolton has been re-elected patron. Mr W. H. Gaisford. president, and Messrs J. Murray. J. E. Sscot.t, E. C. Gaisford, and R. ( 'harmley, vice-president* of the Woodville A. and P. Association. JTiie New Zealand bowling team leaves Wellington for Sydney to-day on a tour of Australia. Amongst the party are Mr and Mrs H. Coles, Mr and Mrs F. J. Tasker, Miss Tasker. and Mrs F. Rcid, of Palmerston North.

The Rev. J. D. Jones, M.A., 8.D., the noted Congregational minister, who left Dunedin for fimaru on Wednesday morning. received a cable message on the railway station informing him that the degree of D.l). had been conferred on him by a Home university (states a Dunedin Press Association telegram).

The death is recorded of a well-known resident of Raetihi in the person of Mr August© Alfred Dauphin, aged 67. The .ate Mr Dauphin had had an interesting career. He was born at Lyons (France) in 1347, and served his country in tho FrancoPrussian war, and also with her garrisons abroad for many years. About 30 years ago ho settled in New Zealand. He 'lived at Eketahuna and in the Wairarapa and went to Raetihi about 15 years ago. He was a member of tho Waimarino County Council from its initiation and the Raetihi Town Board.

News has been received in Wellington of the death of Captain Robert Armit, whose name will bo remembered by many in the seafaring line in the Dominion. In tho early '7o's (the days of the "windjammers ) Captain Armit came to Wellington as chief officer of the celebrated Woodlark, some of whoso passengers are to be found in Wellington to-day. In 1875 he again Qttmo to Wellington as a passenger in the Border Chief. Afterwards he became owner of the schooner Young Dick, and sailed her successfully for several years between Now Zeuland, Australian, and Tasmanian porta, often making remarkably quick passages. One of them occupied only four days from Hobart to Wellington. Giving up the Young Dick, ho returned io Condon as chief officer of the Lady Jooelyn, carrying, it is said, the first frozen meat cargo frofn New Zealand. He then joined the Loch Lino in Glasgow, and for several years commanded the- Loch l ong, bringing many passenders to Melbourne, where Captain Armit's name is well known and highly respected bv all with whom he came in contact. For the past few years Captain Armit has been on the West Coast of South America, and while on a trip Home, on April 3rd, accidentally met his death bv drowning. Considerable anxiety is still felt by Mr G. A. Brook, of Epsom, Auckland, concerning the safety of his wife, her sister (Mrs J- M. Fraser), and Mrs Eraser's two eons, who, it i 6 thought, may have been passengers cn the ill-fated Empress "of Ireland. Three days after tho wreck oocurred, Mr Brook received a letter from his wife, written on May 10. statin-r that it was intended that the party should leave Quebec by tho Empress of Ireland. Since then no further word has been received from the missing party. Cables have produced no reply from Mrs Brook or Mrs Eraser, although a cable to the steamship agents at Quebec brought the information that no passengers of that name had booked by the ill-fated steamer. To-day it was thought that further letters might have been brought by mail to Auckland, but only one letter arrived, and that was received by a friend of Mrs Brook, and bore an earlier date — May 3. In this communication, also, however. it was stated the party intended leaving by the Empress of Ireland. Evidently the family will bo kept in suspense until the next Vanoouver mail boat arrives, next week.

When the drill sergeant of Company A shouted "Stand at ease!" not a man took any notice—such a command was unnecessary, for the company had been shod by Collinson and Cunninghame. This firm's 19s 6d boot (specially chosen for the trade of young men) fills a need for s good smart, comfortable boot at lees than a pound. English and Colonial makes in several styles, with welted soles—see them. —Advt.